Roland Butler

Head of Product for Content Solutions @ Zalando. (Ex Just Eat, The Fork. Based in Berlin & London)

Spain

About

Senior cross functional leader (head of / director / VP / CPO ) with 20 plus years experience: Product leader at JUST EAT, from startup to IPO; product director at Bookatable, sold to TheFork; CPO at VavaCars, from zero to launch of new B2C platform. Now at Zalando. Proven track record of : 1. Bringing teams together to solve complex problems 2. Working at an exec level to ensure the problems we solve are the right ones for our customers 3. Communicating company-wide the product story and the choices the product team make Areas of experience: Consumer Product and UX, international product strategy, consumer market places, B2B services, consumer mobile, sales CRM, service design, payments, SEO, and devices. Works in Berlin, Paris, Krakow, Stockholm & Madrid. Lives in London & Berlin.

Experience

  • Head of Product, Content Solutions, Zalando at Zalando

    Leading product and tech teams that are transforming the creation of inspirational fashion content at massive scale with AI and operational automations.

  • Head of Product, Lounge by Zalando at Zalando

    Head of Product at Lounge by Zalando: Leading teams that build products that scale commercially and operationally for the creative teams at Lounge by Zalando

  • Product Advisor at Toucan

    Video meeting platform aiming to replicate real life social environments for remote settings

  • Advisory Board at Wandr

    Wandr is a social video platform for travellers. As an advisor I supported the executive team on all aspects of product management and also wider growth strategy topics

  • Chief Product Officer at VavaCars

    Turkish used car market place: Scaled the product and UX team with clear alignment to customer problems. Agreed core strategic focus areas for H1 across all product lines. Responsible for the build and on-time delivery and branding of a new direct to consumer platform for buying used cars online.

  • Product Director: The Fork, New Markets at TheFork

    Responsible for ensuring the launch of TheFork in New Markets (UK, NO, DE) and transitioning the Bookatable product and tech team to TheFork following purchase by Tripadvisor in Dec 2019. Active in defining key aspects of TheFork product culture for the next phase: Customer led, focused on outcomes with regular storytelling to keep everyone aligned to the product vision.